PUBLIC LAW 95-504—OCT. 24, 1978
92 STAT. 1753
administrative expenses of the Secretary related to carrying out the provisions of this section. (h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section— (1) The term "protected employee" means a person who, on the date of enactment of this section, has been employed for at least 4 years by an air carrier holding^ a certificate issued under section 401 of "the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Such term shall not include any members of the board of directors or officers of a corporation. (2) The term "qualifying dislocation" means a bankruptcy or major contraction of an air carrier holding a certificate under section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, occurring during the 49 USC 1371. first 10 complete calendar years occurring after the date of enactment of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, the major cause of which is the change in regulatory structure provided by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, as determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board. (3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor. (4) The term "major contraction" means a reduction by at least 71/^ percent of the total number of full-time employees of an air carrier within a 12-month period. Any particular reduction of less than 71/^ percent may be found by the Board to be part of a major contraction of an air carrier if the Board determines that other reductions are likely to occur such that within a 12-month period in which such particular reduction occurs the total reduction will exceed 7^/2 percent. In computing a 7i/^-percent reduction under this paragraph, the Board shall not include employees who are deprived of employment because of a strike or who are terminated for cause. (i) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.—The authority of
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Board under this section is transferred to the Department of Transportation on January 1, 1985. (j) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section shall terminate on the last day the Secretary is required to make a payment under this section. LABOR DISPUTE
SEC. 44. Within ten days after the date of enactment of this section Emergency the President, pursuant to section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, shall board, create a board to investigate and report on the dispute between Wier 45 USC 160. Air Alaska, Incorporated, and the Air Line Pilots Association. Such board shall report its findings to the President within thirty days from the date of its creation. COLLECTION OF FEES, CHARGES, AND PRICES
SEC. 45. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, neither the Secretary of Transportation nor the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall collect any fee, charge, or price for any approval, test, authorization, certificate, permit, registration, conveyance, or rating relating to any aspect of aviation (1) which is in excess of the fee, charge, or price for such approval, test, authorization, certificate, permit, registration, conveyance, or rating which was in effect on January 1, 1973, or (2) which did not exist on January 1,
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